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Geometry Difficulty 6.9 National olympiad Prove it Turkey

Let Γ\Gamma be the circumcircle of a triangle ABCABC, and let DD and EE be two points different from the vertices on the sides ABAB and ACAC, respectively. Let AA' be the second point where Γ\Gamma intersects the bisector of the angle BAC\angle BAC, and let PP and QQ be the second points where Γ\Gamma intersects the lines ADA'D and AEA'E, respectively. Let RR and SS be the second points of intersection of the line AAAA' and the circumcircles of the triangles APDAPD and AQEAQE, respectively. Show that the lines DS,ERDS, ER and the tangent line to Γ\Gamma through AA are concurrent.

Solution

Since RPD=RAD=AAC=APC=DPC\angle RPD = \angle RAD = \angle A'AC = \angle A'PC = \angle DPC, P,R,CP, R, C are collinear. Then PRD=PAD=PAB=PCB\angle PRD = \angle PAD = \angle PAB = \angle PCB implies that DRBCDR \parallel BC. Similarly, SEBCSE \parallel BC, and consequently, SEDRSE \parallel DR and VDDA=SRRA\frac{VD}{DA} = \frac{SR}{RA}.

Let ll be tangent line through AA to the circumcircle of ABCABC, and let TT and UU be the points where ll intersects the lines DSDS and SESE, respectively. Also let VV be the point of intersection of ABAB and SESE.

We have UAE=UAC=B\angle UAE = \angle UAC = \angle B, AEU=AVE+EAV=B+A\angle AEU = \angle AVE + \angle EAV = \angle B + \angle A, and UAS=UAE+EAS=AVS+SAV=ASU\angle UAS = \angle UAE + \angle EAS = \angle AVS + \angle SAV = \angle ASU. From these we conclude that US=UAUS = UA and then USUE=UAUE=sinCsinB=SVES\frac{US}{UE} = \frac{UA}{UE} = \frac{\sin \angle C}{\sin \angle B} = \frac{SV}{ES} where we used the law of sines in the triangle AEUAEU and the fact that ASAS is the angle bisector of the triangle VAEVAE.

ATTUUSSVVDDA=1 by Menelaus’ Theorem for the triangle AUV and the line DS. \frac{AT}{TU} \cdot \frac{US}{SV} \cdot \frac{VD}{DA} = 1 \text{ by Menelaus' Theorem for the triangle } AUV \text{ and the line } DS.
Substituting the last two ratios from above we obtain
ATTUUEESSRRA=1 \frac{AT}{TU} \cdot \frac{UE}{ES} \cdot \frac{SR}{RA} = 1
Applying Menelaus' Theorem for the triangle AUSAUS we conclude that the points R,E,TR, E, T are collinear.

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